Compare 86:1 and 85:1

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86:1 · At-Taariq · Juz 30

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

By the heaven and the nightly star!

85:1 · Al-Burooj · Juz 30

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

By the sky full of constellations,

85:1 'wa al-sama' dhati al-buruj' and 86:1 'wa al-sama' wa al-tariq' are back-to-back surah openings both beginning with an oath by the sky — al-buruj (the constellations) vs al-tariq (the night-comer).